Praise God for church!

We had a wonderful church time this morning! The Pastor really hit home on some areas, and we had quite a few in attendance! (We had 71 this morning~ not bad for a little hometown country church, huh?)

Philippians 3 was the topic, and Pastor ended with verse 14.

Philippians 3

 1Finally, my brethren, rejoice in the Lord. To write the same things to you, to me indeed is not grievous, but for you it is safe.

 2Beware of dogs, beware of evil workers, beware of the concision.

 3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.

 4Though I might also have confidence in the flesh. If any other man thinketh that he hath whereof he might trust in the flesh, I more:

 5Circumcised the eighth day, of the stock of Israel, of the tribe of Benjamin, an Hebrew of the Hebrews; as touching the law, a Pharisee;

 6Concerning zeal, persecuting the church; touching the righteousness which is in the law, blameless.

 7But what things were gain to me, those I counted loss for Christ.

 8Yea doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

 9And be found in him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith:

 10That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection, and the fellowship of his sufferings, being made conformable unto his death;

 11If by any means I might attain unto the resurrection of the dead.

 12Not as though I had already attained, either were already perfect: but I follow after, if that I may apprehend that for which also I am apprehended of Christ Jesus.

 13Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but this one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,

 14I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Yes, yes, YES!!! I want to strive toward that goal! I NEED to strive toward that goal! I HAVE to strive toward that goal!

The Lord has made a goal for me, and I AM NOT going to give up on reaching it.

Whether this goal is to return to college and become a RN, or stay where I am and be a LPN for the rest of my career, let it be so.

No matter what, I am reaching the goal to be content where ever I am.

I had to come home and make some apology cards for someone at work I am afraid that I offended when I was angry one day last week (the card is because I won't see her and I'm not sure when I will see her face to face again~ we are different shifts.)

Thank You  Lord for such a convicting and cleansing church service... thank You for being able to be everywhere ALL the time... and thank You Lord, for our Pastor. You work through him wonderfully and gracefully.